Contents of Volume 17, Number 5

GENE CONSERVATION: MANAGEMENT AND EVOLUTIONARY UNITS IN FRESHWATER BIVALVE MANAGEMENT

Tim L. King, Edward C. Pendleton, and Rita F. Villella
Gene conservation: Management and evolutionary units in freshwater bivalve management-Introduction to the proceedings, pp. 1351-1353

Brian W. Bowen
What is wrong with ESUs?: The gap between evolutionary theory and conservation principles, pp. 1355-1358

Kevin J. Roe and Charles Lydeard
Species delineation and the identification of evolutionarily significant units: Lessons from the freshwater mussel genus Potamilus (Bivalvia: Unionidae), pp. 1359-1363

David J. Berg, Emily G. Cantonwine, Walter R. Hoeh, and Sheldon L. Guttman
Genetic structure of Quadrula quadrula (Bivalvia: Unionidae): Little variation across large distances, pp. 1365-1373

Ronald L. Johnson, Fang Qing Liang, Cristin D. Milam, and Jerry L. Farris
Genetic diversity and cellulolytic activity among several species of unionid bivalves in Arkansas, pp. 1375-1382

Walter R. Hoeh, Kenneth S. Frazer, Edna Naranjo-Garcia, Michael B. Black, David J. Berg, and Sheldon L. Guttman
Correlation between mating system and distribution of genetic variation in Utterbackia (Bivalvia: Unionidae), pp. 1383-1393

Margaret Mulvey, Hsiu-Ping Liu, and Karen L. Kandl
Application of molecular genetic markers to conservation of freshwater bivalves, pp. 1395-1405

Rita F. Villella, Tim L. King, and Clifford E. Starliper
Ecological and evolutionary concerns in freshwater bivalve relocation programs, pp. 1407-1413

Marta Nammack
National Marine Fisheries Service and the evolutionarily significant unit: implications for management of freshwater mussels, pp. 1415-1418

The National Native Mussel Conservation Committee
National strategy for the conservation of native freshwater mussels, pp. 1419-1428

SPATIAL DATA AND REMOTE SENSING IN INVERTEBRATE FISHERIES

Gary Smith
Preface, p. 1431

G. F. Smith and K. N. Greenhawk
Shellfish benthic habitat assessment in the Chesapeake Bay: Progress toward integrated technologies for mapping and analysis, pp. 1433-1437

Harriet M. Perry, Donald Johnson, Christine Trigg, Charles Eleuterius, and James Warren
Application of remote sensing to settlement of Callinectes sapidus megalopae in the Mississippi bight, pp. 1439-1442

G. R. Cutter, Jr. and R. J. Diaz
Novel optical remote sensing and ground-truthing of benthic habitat using the Burrow-Cutter-Diaz plowing sediment profile camera system (BCD SLED), pp. 1443-1444

Sherwin D. Ladner and Robert A. Arnone
Monitoring coastal environments using satellite time series, pp. 1445-1450

Peter J. Rubec, John D. Christensen, William S. Arnold, Henry Norris, Phil Steele, and Mark E. Monaco
GIS and modeling: Coupling habitats to Florida fisheries, pp. 1451-1457

S. E. Caddell
Application of an acoustic sea floor classification system for benthic habitat assessment, pp. 1459-1461

Larry Mayer, John Hughes Clarke, and Semme Dijkstra
Multibeam sonar: Potential applications for fisheries research, pp. 1463-1467

Patricia A. Tester and Richard P. Stumpf
Phytoplankton blooms and remote sensing: What is the potential for early warning, pp. 1469-1471

David L. White, Dave Bushek, Dwayne E. Porter, and Don Edwards
Geographic information systems (GIS) and Kriging: Analysis of the spatial and temporal distributions of the oyster pathogen Perkinsus marinus in a developed and an undeveloped estuary, pp. 1473-1476

Shijie Zhou and Thomas C. Shirley
A submersible study of red king crab and Tanner crab distribution by habitat and depth, pp. 1477-1479

Dail W. Brown
Habitat essential for sustainable fisheries, pp. 1481-1482

G. A. Tracey, E. Saade, B. Stevens, P. Selvitelli, and J. Scott
Laser line scan survey of crab habitats in Alaskan waters, pp. 1483-1486

M. Service
Monitoring benthic habitats in a marine nature reserve, pp. 1487-1489

M. R. Parker, B. F. Beal, W. R. Congleton, Jr., B. R. Pearce, and L. Morin
Utilization of GIS and GPS for shellfish growout site selection, pp. 1491-1495

Ilona M. Berk
Sound production by white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus), analysis of another crustacean-like sound from the Gulf of Mexico, and applications for passive sonar in the shrimping industry, pp. 1497-1500

URCHIN AQUACULTURE: MOLECULES TO MARKET

Michael P. Lesser and Charles W. Walker
Introduction to the special section on sea urchin aquaculture, pp. 1505-1506

Charles W. Walker, Nature A. McGinn, Laura M. Harrington, and Michael P. Lesser
New perspectives on sea urchin gametogensis and their relevance to aquaculture, pp. 1507-1514

John M. Lawrence and Alexander Bazhin
Life-history strategies and the potential of sea urchins for aquaculture, pp. 1515-1522

P. Grosjean, C. Spirlet, P. Gosselin, D. Vaitilingon, and M. Jangoux
Land-based, closed-cycle echiniculture of Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck) (Echinoidea: Echinodermata): A long-term experiment at a pilot scale, pp. 1523-1531

Nils T. Hagen
Effect of food availability and body size on out-of-season gonad yield in the green sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, pp. 1533-1539

Yukio Agatsuma
Aquaculture of the sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus nudus) transplanted from coralline flats in Hokkaido, Japan, pp. 1541-1547

Elizabeth J. Cook, Maeve S. Kelly, and J. D. McKenzie
Somatic and gonadal growth of the sea urchin Psammechinus miliaris (Gmelin) fed artificial salmon feed compared with a macroalgal diet, pp. 1548-1555

Maeve S. Kelly, Christine C. Brodie, and J. D. McKenzie
Somatic and gonadal growth of the sea urchin Psammechinus miliaris (Gmelin) maintained in polyculture with the Atlantic salmon, pp. 1557-1562

Susan C. McBride, John M. Lawrence, Addison L. Lawrence, and Timothy J. Mulligan
The effect of protein concentration in prepared feeds on growth, feeding rate, total organic absorption, and gross assimilation efficiency of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus franciscanus, pp. 1563-1570

Catherine Fernandez and Gerard Pergent
Effect of different formulated diets and rearing conditions on growth parameters in the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus, pp. 1571-1581

Michael F. Barker, Jonathan A. Keogh, John M. Lawrence, and Addison L. Lawrence
Feeding rate, absorption efficiencies, growth, and enhancement of gonad production in the New Zealand sea urchin Evechinus chloroticus valenciennes (Echinoidea: Echinometridae) fed prepared and natural diets, pp. 1583-1590

Stephen A. Watts, S. Anne Boettger, James B. McClintock, and John M. Lawrence
Gonad production in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck) fed prepared diets, pp. 1591-1595

John K. Keesing and Karina C. Hall
Review of harvests and status of world sea urchin fisheries points to opportunities for aquaculture, pp. 1597-1604

PROCEEDINGS OF 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH SAFETY

Lianzhu Wang and Xiaochuan Li
Management of shellfish safety in China, pp. 1609-1611

E. V. Agasen, C. M. del Mundo, and G. O. Matias
Assessment of Paphia undulata in Negros occidental/guimaras strait waters, pp. 1613-1617

Rhodora V. Azanza, Rosalie O. Roman, and Lilibeth N. Miranda
Shellfish toxicity and Pyrodinium cell density in Bataan, Philippines (1994-1997), pp. 1619-1622

Ricardo P. Babaran, Rommel A. Espinosa and Teodora U. Abalos
Initiating and triggering mechanisms causing harmful algal blooms, pp. 1623-1626

M. Boulter and P. Wilson
The use of physiological assessment techniques for determining the relative activity rates of bivalve shellfish during simulated deputation, pp. 1627-1631

B. F. Christensen, D. Lees, K. Henshilwood, T. Bjergskov, and J. Green
Human enteric viruses in oysters causing a large outbreak of human food home infection in 1996/97, pp. 1633-1635

Graham C. Fletcher, Brenda E. Hay, and Margaret F. Scott
Detoxifying Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) of the neurotoxic shellfish poison (NSP) produced by Gymnodinium breve, pp. 1637-1641

S. Gallacher, J. Graham, F. Mackintosh, and F. G. Howard
Application of the microbiological aspects of shellfish directive 91/942/EEC in Scotland, pp. 1643-1646

S. Gallacher, F. Mackintosh, A. M. Shanks, S. O'Neill, L. Riddoch, and F. G. Howard
Monitoring for paralytic shellfish poisons in Scotland and progress in research to replace the use of the mouse bioassay, pp. 1647-1651

Joanne F. Jellett, Lisa L. Doucette, and Elizabeth R. Belland
The MIST shipable cell bioassay kits for PSP: An alternative to the mouse bioassay, pp. 1653-1655

Ho Kin-Chung
Variations in the PSP contents of shellfish in Hong Kong and the eastern coast of South China Sea, pp. 1657-1660

Laurence Miossec, Francoise le Guyader, Larissa Haugarreau, Marie-Annick Comps, and Monique Pommepuy
Possible relation between a winter epidemic of acute gastroenteritis in France and viral contamination of shellfish, pp. 1661-1664

Stephen H. Jones and Beata Summer-Brason
Incidence and detection of pathogenic Vibrio sp. in a northern New England estuary, USA, pp. 1665-1669

J. L Ochoa, A. P. Sierra-Beltran, G. Olaiz-Fernandez, and L. M. del Villar-Ponce
Should mollusk toxicity in Mexico be considered a public health issue?, pp. 1671-1673

K. Henshilwood, J. Green, C. L. Gallimore, D. W. G. Brown, and D. N. Lees
The development of polymerase chain reaction assays for detection of small round structured and other human enteric viruses in molluscan shellfish, pp. 1675-1678

Index of papers published in the Journal of Shellfish Research, Volumes 11-17 (1992-1998), pp. 1679-1715